It was a quiet night in Luoxia Village. The villagers were all asleep, and the sound of the horses' hooves did not wake them up.
Lin Muyu and Zhang Wei went straight to the "Firefinch Division" in the northwest of Luoxia Village. Rather than calling it a division, it was more like a small courtyard. Two officials were supervising the village, and the bodies of Little Beansprout's parents were kept here.
"Who is it?"
One of the officials opened the door in a drunken stupor, and saw Lin Muyu and Zhang Wei in full armor. Both of them had the Holy Cathedral's gold and silver star badges on their necks. The official paused for a moment, and then respectfully said, "So it's the Lord of the Holy Cathedral. May I ask … why are you visiting the Firefinch Division in the middle of the night?"
Lin Muyu nodded, and took out a document for him to read, "Where are the bodies of Little Beansprout's parents? Can we bring them back?"
"Yes …"
When they saw the bodies, Lin Muyu and Zhang Wei's hearts clenched. The two elders' heads were crooked to one side, and there was a shocking hole in their necks. Their bones and flesh had all been crushed, so their heads could no longer be connected to their bodies.
"This is indeed Ou Yangqiu's method of killing."
Zhang Wei silently covered the bodies with a white cloth, "Ou Yangqiu is an expert in using his dou qi to shatter his opponent's body. This is the same as Little Beansprout's death."
"We have the material evidence, we're just missing a witness." Lin Muyu said lightly, "We need to find a witness to prove that Ou Yangqiu killed the two elders, otherwise we won't be able to convict him. Let's wait until tomorrow morning and go through the villagers one by one?"
"Yes!"
… …
The next morning, they went through the villagers one by one, and finally found a mute girl. She was acting crazily, and when she saw Lin Muyu and Ou Yangqiu, she screamed as if she had seen a ghost. Lin Muyu hurried forward and pressed her shoulder, saying, "Miss, don't be afraid, we're not bad people, don't be afraid …"
The mute lady stared at the Golden Star of the Temple on Lin Muyu's neck, and shook her head in horror, screaming out loud.
The Fire Sparrow officer said, "Sir, this little girl is a deaf and mute lunatic, you won't be able to get anything out of her."
"Really?"
Lin Muyu smiled coldly. He saw the mute lady take out a gold star badge from her bosom. In front of the gold star was the shape of a sword. That was the badge of a Gold Star Sparring Master from the Holy Sanctum!
Zhang Wei snatched it over and asked, "Miss, is this left behind by the murderer?"
The little girl nodded. She was too afraid to look up at Lin Muyu and Zhang Wei.
"It really is Ou Yangqiu!"
Zhang Wei flipped the badge over and said, "Lin Zhi, look, Ou Yangqiu's name is engraved on the back. This is indeed unintentionally left behind by Ou Yangqiu. This bastard really killed Little Bean Sprout's parents with his own hands!"
Lin Muyu gritted her teeth, "Send Little Bean Sprout's parents back to Lanyan City, and bring this girl along. Ou Yangqiu is dead meat!"
"En!"
… …
At noon, they arrived at the Holy Sanctum and handed over all the evidence to Deacon Ge Yang.
The morning training had just ended, and the group of instructors and sparring masters were about to leave when they were gathered together again. Among them, Zhen Fang and Ou Yangqiu were present.
Lei Hong looked at them coldly and said, "Instructors who killed sparring masters by mistake do not have to pay with their lives, but … if they intentionally killed multiple people, shouldn't they be punished according to the law?"
"Great Deacon, what do you mean by this?" Zhen Fang asked.
Lei Hong's voice was not angry, but it was imposing, "Ou Yangqiu, kneel!"
Ou Yangqiu was startled, and immediately knelt down, saying, "Great Deacon, what have I done wrong?"
Lin Muyu took out a gold star badge and showed it to Ou Yangqiu, saying, "When you killed Little Bean Sprout's parents, you left this in the bushes."
"What?"
Ou Yangqiu's face paled, "Lin Zhi, don't slander me!"
Lei Hong said indifferently, "Fire Sparrow Division's people will be here soon, this matter will be resolved. Ou Yangqiu, don't be nervous, if you really killed them on purpose, I will definitely clean up the sect. With the power of the Holy Sanctum, even if you didn't kill them, I will not accuse you!"
"Lin Zhi, you bastard, you just want to kill me, don't you?!" Ou Yangqiu's eyes were filled with anger.
Lin Muyu did not speak, only looking at him coldly.
Zhen Fang stared coldly at Lin Mu Yu and Zhang Wei, and couldn't help but sneer: "Lin Zhi, Lord Zhang Wei, you guys are so impressive, you even dared to snatch Fire Sparrow Si's job. Our Divine Temple is indeed full of heroes, in order to kill one of our own, you guys are willing to resort to such underhanded means. Ouyang Qiu is from the Divine Marquis Constabulary, I want to see what Fire Sparrow Si can do to him!"
Lei Hong said coldly, "Little Marquis, always leave some leeway, don't push things too far!"
Zhen Fang raised his eyebrows, "Lei Hong, don't think that I'm afraid of you just because you're White Robed Imperial Forest. If you dare touch Ou Yangqiu, go ahead and try, I will make you suffer!"
"Is that so? Then let's wait and see. "Lei Hong smiled lightly.
… …
Not long after, Fire Sparrow Division sent more than ten people, including Zheng Gu himself. In a short span of ten minutes, all the evidence and witnesses were present. Zheng Gu said lightly, "According to the law, Ou Yangqiu should be executed immediately."
Ou Yangqiu's body trembled, he quickly turned to Zhen Fang, "Little Marquis, save me …"
Zhen Fang stepped forward, took out a golden token and said, "Wait, Ou Yangqiu is from the Divine Marquis Palace, he is a noble, I will use the Divine Marquis Palace's golden token to protect his life, no one can kill Ou Yangqiu!"
Zheng Gu was stunned, he looked at Lei Hong awkwardly.
Lei Hong stroked his beard and smiled, "The Divine Marquis Palace's golden token will protect his life, there is no problem, but the Holy Sanctum also has its own rules, Ou Yangqiu killed someone, he should accept the challenge trial. Little Marquis, what do you think? I will be the witness. "
"Trial …" Zhen Fang was stunned.
The so-called challenge trial was a type of duel, a battle to determine life and death. After a noble killed someone, the relatives and friends of the victim could challenge the killer once, and they would not be held accountable. This was an unwritten rule, and it was very popular in the Qin Empire where martial arts were the norm.
Ou Yangqiu seemed to see hope, he laughed coldly, "Little Beansprout is already dead, who can challenge him on his behalf?"
In the entire Holy Sanctum, Ou Yangqiu's swordsmanship cultivation could be counted on one hand, there were not many people who could defeat him in a one-on-one fight, and Little Beansprout was a Copper Star Sparring Master, he only had a few close friends, and none of them were a match for Ou Yangqiu.
At this time, Lin Muyu slowly took a step forward and said, "If there is really a challenge, then let me challenge Lord Ou Yangqiu. Little Beansprout is my friend, and today, I will reclaim the dignity of the Holy Sanctum's sparring masters!"
"Lin Zhi?!"
Ou Yangqiu couldn't help but sneer. "You're just a third-tier Earth Realm sparring partner. You've made a name for yourself in the Holy Palace. Do you really think you can defeat me?"
Lin Muyu smiled calmly, "We will know after the battle."
"Humph!"
Ou Yangqiu's eyes revealed a trace of coldness, "If you lose, I will not hesitate to tear your heart into pieces, dig it out, and feed it to the dogs. I, Ou Yangqiu, am a man of my words."
Lin Muyu smiled faintly, "I will also kill you as a sacrifice to Little Beansprout's parents, or else I am not worthy of being his friend!"
Lei Hong smiled faintly, "Ten minutes later, the duel will take place in the main hall, Lord Zheng Gu and I will be the witnesses!"
Zheng Gu nodded happily, "I am willing to listen to your orders!"
…
"Lin Zhi, you are crazy!"
Qin Ziling gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Ou Yangqiu's Imperial Sword Technique has already reached perfection, although your defense is strong, you are definitely not his match. Also, Ou Yangqiu really wants to kill this time, if you lose, he will kill you. The rules of the trial state that no one can interfere, even if the Head Deacon wants to save you."
"Don't worry, Ziling."
Lin Muyu patted his shoulder, smiled and said, "If I am not confident, I will not challenge him."
"Yes, I hope you can avenge Little Beansprout!"
The surrounding sparring masters were indignant after knowing the truth, Little Beansprout's situation was exactly the same as theirs, the strong preying on the weak made them feel fear, one after another, they all cheered for Lin Muyu —
"Lin Zhi, do your best to defeat him! Kill Ou Yangqiu, this scum of the instructors! "
"Lin Zhi, fight for the honor of us sparring partners!"
"Don't lose, Lin Zhi!"
…
Unknowingly, it seemed that Lin Muyu had already become the hope and soul of the Temple's sparring masters. Lei Hong watched from the side and was secretly gratified, Temple needed this kind of hope, if the instructors and sparring masters were always one-sided, then Temple would never prosper.
Ou Yangqiu was already preparing, he used the Scarlet Mantis to sharpen the edge of the sword, the Scarlet Mantis was a type of hard stone, it was also the best whetstone in the Empire, when he was sharpening the sword, his voice also seemed to be a kind of contempt and provocation to his opponent, fortunately, Lin Muyu's willpower was stronger than his, she did not care at all.
"The trial, prepare to begin!" Deacon Ge Yang shouted loudly.
Ou Yangqiu jumped and stood in the center of the hall, his battle boots stomping on the stone floor, immediately a wave of battle energy appeared, his martial soul also wrapped around his shoulders, the corner of his mouth curled up in a disdainful smile, "Lin Zhi, you are courting death!"
Lin Muyu walked step by step to the center of the hall, about 10 meters away from him, he lightly shouted, a wave of air surged around his body, this time, he did not summon the Black Tortoise Shell or the Dragon Scale Wall.
"Lin Zhi gave up on defense, is he crazy?" One of the instructors said in shock.
Zhang Wei frowned.
…
"Courting death!"
Ou Yangqiu let out a roar, his entire body was covered with battle energy, he opened his palms and used his Qi to control the sword, charging toward Lin Muyu. Before he even got close to her, he had already condensed the energy of dozens of blades made of battle energy and attacked!
Lin Muyu saw the opportunity, she raised her left palm, and the wind element that she had been accumulating for a long time burst out. This was the energy of the Wind Sword, the Wind Sword. Even though this energy was not enough to destroy Ou Yangqiu's attack, it could greatly delay the time of his attack.
She opened her right palm, and purple lightning suddenly flickered. The Burning Prairie Sword was unsheathed by itself, and under the guidance of the lightning, it shot toward Ou Yangqiu at lightning speed. The speed was so fast that it left everyone in the hall dumbfounded. No one had ever seen an attack with such speed and momentum!
"Wild Thunder Wave!"
Lightning circled around the Burning Prairie Sword, carrying with it an unstoppable force. This was the attack that Lin Muyu had given up on defense, and she had converted all of her strength into an attack! The Burning Prairie Sword directly pierced through Ou Yangqiu's Qi armor, and in the next moment, lightning began to wreak havoc!
"Clang!"
Ou Yangqiu raised his sword in an attempt to block, but his sword was instantly shattered by the sharp Burning Prairie Sword. Immediately after, the Burning Prairie Sword pierced through his heart, and heavily nailed into the pillar behind him.
…
Ou Yangqiu stood there in disbelief. He lowered his head to look at the armor in front of his chest, and saw that the armor in front of his chest had been pierced through, and his heart was almost burnt to a crisp. In an instant, his mind had already gone blank.
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